Nagpur

Nagpur is the largest city in central India district and Nagpur division and is 13th largest urban conglomeration in India. It is the seat of annual winter session of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. The city is the commercial and political center of the state's eastern Vidarbha region. Nagpur lies in central India with Zero mile marker, (indicating the geographical center of India) located here. Nagpur is strategically important as it is situated at the cross-roads of India's North-South and East-West routes by road, rail and air.The Butibori industrial area is the largest in all of Asia in terms of area. The estate's largest unit is of Indo Rama Synthetics, which manufactures synthetic polyester yarn. Other units in Butibori include the power transmission company KEC, Hyundai Unitech, ACC Nihon Castings Ltd. Koradi Thermal Power Station and Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station are the two major thermal power stations located near Nagpur and operated by MSPGCL. The Hingna industrial estate located on the western fringes of the city is made up of around 900 small and medium industrial units.The major ones among them are tractor manufacturing plant of Mahindra and Mahindra, casting units of NECO Ltd. (the country's largest casting group), units of International Combustions, Bajaj Auto group, Candico (the SECOND largest confectionery manufacturing plant in India, Ajanta toothbrushes and Sanvijay Group (largest steel rolling group of companies for long products in Central India). Nagpur is home to ice-cream manufacturer Dinshaws, Indian dry food manufacturer Haldiram's and Ayurvedic product company Vicco.Fuelled by the infrastructure boom and riding on ambitious projects like the Multi-Modal International Airport and Cargo Hub (MIHAN), the city is slowly shaping as the growth engine of Vidarbha, with a special economic zone, an IT park and a health hub about to be developed.With India's integration with the global economy, policy planners have re-discovered Nagpur's strategic location. Nagpur is not only at the centre of India but is also the central location between South Africa and North East Asia, Russia and South East Asia, Europe and South East Asia, Europe and Australia. More than 300 international flights fly over Nagpur, every day.